Columbia becomes first Missouri city to recognize self-directed supports in proclamation Monday

Columbia becomes first Missouri city to recognize self-directed supports in proclamation Monday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe issued a proclamation Monday afternoon recognizing the value of self-directed supports. The proclamation made the city the first in the state to recognize SDS. Part of a Medicaid-funded program for Missourians with developmental disabilities, SDS is a service that allows individuals to directly hire their own care staff. "In Columbia and Boone County, many residents with developmental disabili…

Columbia becomes first city in Missouri to recognize Self-Directed Supports

Mayor Barbara Buffaloe issued a proclamation recognizing self-directed supports, the first of its kind in Missouri.